Then, gleefully, Meyers delivered this clever speech: I love television.
Intellectual consistency, clever speech writing, or political desperation?
A Guardian editor in attendance described it as a "clever" speech that shouted, "I'm the nice Murdoch".
The painting in Sean's office, which prompts Will to make an infuriatingly glib but clever speech about the therapist's character, is by Mr. Van Sant.
It was a clever speech, a reminder of two things that had gone understandably forgotten through President Obama's awful summer: he's capable of passionate feeling, and he can also be politically dextrous.
A Guardian editor in attendance described it as a "clever" speech that shouted, "I'm the nice Murdoch". She might praise Dennis Potter, but Shine has yet to produce a program of Potter's calibre.
If the new way is deemed admirable, it is widely imitated, and in a short time it passes from being a clever speech novelty to a cliche that everyone has heard, perhaps too many times.
By George Packer September 9, 2011 It was a clever speech, a reminder of two things that had gone understandably forgotten through President Obama's awful summer: he's capable of passionate feeling, and he can also be politically dextrous.
Sharon Ruzumna Bainbridge Island, Wash., Dec. 7, 2007 To the Editor: Mitt Romney delivered a clever speech about his faith and the role he thinks it should or should not play in his candidacy.
When called upon for something creative, he depends on me for helping him to get a clever speech written, poems for birthdays, and the like.
